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Can Someone tell me Why icing and injury is good?

Anonymous Thu 10 Dec 06:31:56 2020 No.12446507 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>12446521 >>12446535 >>12446556

It seems like inflammation is a natural response of the body to promote blood flow to an injured or infected tissue. So how come virtually every doctor recommends to ice an injury like a sprained ankle or tendonitis?

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Anonymous Thu 10 Dec 2020 06:34:02 No.12446521 Report

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>>12446507
in general the inflammation is too much and the inflammatory response can damage neighboring cells

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Anonymous Thu 10 Dec 2020 06:36:49 No.12446533 Report

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>>12446521
this and it also makes nerves and muscles chill the fuck out and stop spasming, and the initial vasoconstriction caused by the cold triggers reflexive vasodilation so it ends up getting more blood flow

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Anonymous Thu 10 Dec 2020 06:38:05 No.12446535 Report

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>>12446507
I don't know shit about shit but I remember vaguely misunderstanding a conversation I had with a doctor about it

The gist is that for some injuries inflammation helps, and for others it doesn't, but because its an emergent quality from evolution no intelligence got to pick and choose which injuries get inflamed, so they all do.

Also consider that inflammation hurts and this is a good cause for animals to leave their injuries the fuck alone and rest, but a human can choose to take it easy despite acquiring relief.

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Anonymous Thu 10 Dec 2020 06:41:28 No.12446556 Report

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>>12446507
The inflammatory response probably evolved to prevent infection. Thus, your body is evolutionary okay with taking a little extra damage if it means stopping an infection. We have neosporin now though, so might as well reduce the inflammatory response.

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